• Trunk Bay Beach, considered one of the 10 best beaches in the world is home to the underwater trail.

    Virgin Islands

    National Park Virgin Islands

American Paradise

Virgin Islands National Park’s hills, valleys and beaches are breath-taking. However, within its 7,000 plus acres on the island of St. John is the complex history of civilizations - both free and enslaved - dating back more than a thousand years, all who utilized the land and the sea for survival.

Features

  • Rock carvings, created by the Tainos can be seen in the Reef Bay valley.

    A History That Spans Centuries

    Civilizations lived on St. John long before the Europeans arrived to the region, as evidenced by the petroglyphs, or rock carvings left by the Tainos.

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  • Hurricane Hole in the Coral Reef National Monument features mangroves and other submerged land features.

    Preserving The Submerged Lands

    The need to protect reefs from further degradation led to a Presidential Proclamation in January 2001 by President Clinton to create the monument.

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  • One of the views from the Ramshead Trail provides this scene of the southern shoreline of St. John.

    A Great Place For Hiking

    Virgin Islands National Park provides 20 trails for hikers. They vary in distances; from .5 to 3 miles. One may hike in wet tropical or dry forest.

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Did You Know?

view of mangrove trees with their distinctive aireal roots along the shoreline.

The mangrove forests found along the coastline in some bays serve as nursery habitats for juvenile fish. These beautiful trees with aerial roots provide filtration of the runoff and reduce the amount of sediment reaching the ocean. The Red Mangrove is one of several species found in the Park.